Meditation & Inner Peace 正念平静 Self-awareness 自醒自觉 Dharma Teachings 佛法清韵 All Articles 所有文章 Text loosely translated by | Oh Puay Fong Original Chinese article (published in Awaken issue 49) , 《失败要趁早》written by | Ye Jian Yong (叶建勇) In the past, the... read more
When I was visiting the monastery in Thailand, I often heard Ajahn Anan use a phrase that was a quote from his teacher, Ajahn Chah, “Not sure, not sure”. I think that is quite a nice thing to hold in mind — that nothing is sure. When our mind gets stuck in a tense... read more
One way to make your mind joyful is to think that it is the afflictions that impede your mind from being open and relaxed. When you have this kind of understanding and awareness, the afflictions have nothing to stand on. There is more space in the mind to look at... read more
Trust is a very important thing in our relationships with friends and family. One important way of creating trust and good relationships is to always be very truthful in our communication with others, without lying or distorting things or deliberately trying to... read more
